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The year is 1715. Pirates rule the Caribbean and have established their own lawless Republic where corruption, greediness and cruelty are commonplace.Among these outlaws is a brash young captain named Edward Kenway.

Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.8% (very positive) Top 30% / 89.1%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.4% Top 10% / 87.6%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)55.3K  Top 1% / 61.1K  Top 1%
Curators913 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time46.2 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers134.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 2.2M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 2.1M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 68.5M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™'s Steam rating and reviews between November 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.8% (November 2013) and 88.1% (May 2019).

With 61.1K reviews Top 1%, Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ is an undeniable major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™'s reviewers. The most popular language is English (42%), followed by Simplified Chinese (17%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 16 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 89 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (56 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™'s fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • + Ship sailing & upgrade mechanics.
  • + Gorgeous graphics & immersive environments.
  • + Reliably solid parkour mechanics, with a few minor glitches.
  • + Very strong voice-acting.
  • + TONS to explore with lots of environmental diversity.
  • + Naval combat is well-balanced between simplicity & complexity.
  • + Hunting & crafting mechanics are useful and worthwhile.
  • + Several treasure hunts and other activities to complete.
  • + It has a huge playable area with loads of accessibility.
  • + Combat is about as solid as ever.
  • - It requires uPlay.
  • - Weak main plot.
  • - Too many tailing/eavesdropping missions.
  • - Less than perfect camera.
  • - Too much of the game in general.
  • - Too much conspiracy crap.
  • - Weak moments caused by illogical creeds and fanaticism.
  • - Badly written death of a really good character.
  • - Jaysus used instead of Jesus in subtitles.
  • - Medicore storyline that hardly relates to previous games.

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 88.8%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™'s review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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